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blackbuck

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra; a sasin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black buck, Antilope cervicapra

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: antelope

History

Etymology

From black + buck.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: কৃষ্ণসার (kriśnośar) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Finnish: besoaariantilooppi — Antilope cervicapra
  • Gujarati: કાળિયાર (kāḷiyār) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Hindi: काला हिरन (kālā hiran) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Japanese: ブラックバック (burakkubakku) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Malayalam: കരിമാൻ (karimāṉ) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Malayalam: കൃഷ്ണമൃഗം (kr̥ṣṇamr̥gaṁ) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Marathi: काळवीट (kāḷvīṭ) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Nepali: कृष्णसार (kr̥ṣṇasār) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Odia: କୃଷ୍ଣସାର ମୃଗ (kruṣṇasāra mruga) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Punjabi: ਕਾਲਾ ਹਿਰਨ (kālā hiran) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Romanian: antilopă cu coarne spiralate — Antilope cervicapra
  • Swedish: besoarantilop — Antilope cervicapra
  • Tamil: புல்வாய் (pulvāy) — Antilope cervicapra
  • Telugu: కృష్ణ జింక (kr̥ṣṇa jiṅka) — Antilope cervicapra